Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 206

Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 206

On March 14, 2017, the Arizona Supreme Court issued an order proclaiming “by a unanimous vote,” its rejection of the challenges to the constitutionality of Proposition 206, which raised the state minimum wage and obligates employers to pay sick leave to employees. The court did not give any reasons for its decision in the order, but promised to issue a full opinion “in due course.”  In the meantime, the court’s ruling spells an end to further judicial challenges to the new law, which is titled the “Fair Wages & Healthy Families Act.”  The Arizona minimum wage increased to $10.00 hour on January 1, 2017, and the mandatory paid sick time provision goes into effect on July 1, 2017.